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Health Equity During COVID-19: Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Recovery,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Michigan,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Anna Bartels,
Partnership,
COVID Resilience

COVID-19 has generated awareness of the importance of building community resiliency and brought about an influx of federal funding, which offers an opportunity to advance equity in prevention, social determinants of health, and healthcare.

Congressional Efforts to Bolster Contact Tracing Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Recovery,
COVID and Workforce,
Members,
Public Health Workforce,
Andy Slavitt,
Josh Sharfstein,
Vivek Murthy,
Funding,
Advocacy,
Partnership

As the response to COVID-19 transitions from response to recovery, advocacy efforts continue to intensify on Capitol Hill, to help shape negotiations on the fifth emergency supplemental package.

Public Health Organizations Unite in Call to Restore State and Local Emergency Funding and Approve Emergency Supplemental for Zika

News Release,
News,
Public Health News,
Partnership,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Environmental Health,
Vector-Borne Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Infant and Child Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Preparedness,
Research

Public Health Organizations Unite in Call to Restore State and Local Emergency Funding and Approve Emergency Supplemental for Zika ARLINGTON, VA—As the weather warms and the threat of Zika virus intensifies, state and local health agencies ...

Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Native Communities

Podcast,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Members,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Alaska,
Oklahoma,
Anne Zink,
Gary Lankford,
Johnny Delgado,
Robert Johnson,
Public Health Review

Three public health experts share how they prioritized vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities on the local, state, and national levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Partnerships in Action: Managing COVID-19 at the Southwest Border

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Resilience,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Robert Johnson,
Erica Pan,
Pritesh Gandhi,
Partnership,
Public Health Review

This episode dissects concerns at the southwest United States border, where health and governmental officials find themselves managing an extraordinarily complex situation: handling an increase in migration activity during a global ...

National Preparedness Month: Recognizing Public Health Preparedness

Blog,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Public Health Workforce,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Partnership,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Funding,
Andrew D. Pickett

Fortunately, looking at the ASTHO Directors of Public Health Preparedness (DPHP) peer group and seeing the great work of public health emergency preparedness and response programs across the nation, we recognize that there is much to be ...

Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America

Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Partnership,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Texas,
Ohio,
Michigan,
Illinois,
New Jersey,
Jadi Romero,
Blog

The need for food and nutritional assistance is growing. Based on Feeding America’s food insecurity projections released in March, it is anticipated that 42 million people may experience food insecurity this year—up from 35 million ...